The second season of «Leo and Tig» will be broadcast in Italy and Switzerland
14.10.2021
The continuation of the animated series «Leo and Tig», created by Parovoz studio by the order of the Digital Television media holding, will be broadcast on two children’s TV channels in Italy and Switzerland.
On October 11 the second season of the animated series “Leo and Tig«was launched on Rai YoYo TV channel, which is a part of the Italian state broadcasting corporation Rai. «Leo and Tig» premiered successfully on the TV channel in the summer of 2019.
Besides the premiere of the new season on Rai YoYo, «Leo and Tig» project became available in the digital environment on TimVision streaming platform owned by Telecom Italia, that is one of the main aggregators of high-quality digital content. It can help to expand the presence of the brand in the region. The first season of the animated series aired on October 11.
The cooperative agreement between 0+ Media company, which is a part of the Digital television, and several large Italian companies, such as Play Press, Diramix, Mondadori, Grabo Balloons to manufacture and sale children’s goods with the image of their favorite characters also ensured love and popularity of the Russian animated series among Italian viewers.
Young viewers from Italy and Italian-speaking countries Switzerland, Malta, Monte Carlo, San Marino and the Vatican will also receive a wonderful gift for Christmas — pay TV channel DeA Junior, which is owned by one of the largest publishing houses De Agostini, will show the continuation of the favorite cartoon, as well as New Year songs performed by Leo and Tig. The premiere episode of the animation project «Leo and Tig» was broadcast on the TV channel on December 13, 2020.
Moreover, the animation project «Leo and Tig» became available in French in Switzerland on August 25 on Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS). It happened thanks to a deal between the company APC Kids, which is a partner of the Digital Television, and Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), which includes RTS channel. SRG SSR produces and broadcasts radio and TV shows in Switzerland in French.
In 2021 the cartoon has been broadcast in several new countries. It is shown in Israel on Junior TV channel and YouKid application, in South Korean it is shown on JEI TV. Besides, Beijing Joy Culture Media, which is another partner of the Russian media holding, is distributing the animated series on digital platforms in China.
In 2020 the rights to broadcast the cartoon were purchased by Piwi + (France), Star Channel (Greece), Spacetoon International (Middle East), Gubbare (India). In 2018 Netflix as well as the Hungarian national media holding MTVA, RTL Kockica TV channel (Croatia), and a number of digital platforms in China purchased the rights to air the Russian animated series.